Host Keir Starmer spoke of a "new era," Commission President Ursula von der Leyen of a "historic" agreement: the EU and the UK want to remove some Brexit hurdles and pave the way for a closer defense and security partnership.
By Stephan Israel
The EU Parliament and the Council have agreed on a gradual introduction of the digitalized storage of travelers from third countries. This concerns travelers with short-term visas or short stays without visas. Member States must put the system into operation within six months.
By Marion Bergermann
The third official phone call between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin ruler Vladimir Putin lasted over two hours. Trump was very optimistic afterwards. However, Moscow's actions to date leave little room for optimism.
By Viktor Funk
The hopes of the "pro-Europeans" rested on him: Nicușor Dan, winner of math Olympiads as a child. In 2020, he became mayor of Bucharest as an independent. As president, he plans to fight corruption.
By Frank Stier
Rafał Trzaskowski has achieved a disappointing result in the presidential election in Poland as the candidate of Donald Tusk's Civic Coalition. The run-off election with the right-wing populist Karol Nawrocki from the PiS is likely to be extremely close.
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The analysis of geopolitical realities requires a reorientation of development policy and genuine cooperation between the new German government and the technology and innovation drivers of German industry, says Max Müller, Head of Global Public Affairs at the pharmaceutical company Bayer.
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According to forecasts, the pro-European Rafal Trzaskowski and the national conservative Karol Nawrocki are running a close race in the presidential election in Poland. Both will have to go through to the run-off.
By Almut Siefert
Liberal mayor Nicușor Dan has won Romania’s presidential election, but far-right candidate George Simion rejected the result and falsely declared himself the winner on election night.
By Stephan Israel
"Decentralized supply is key to achieving decentralized stabilization in Syria," says Mesut be Malke from the European Syriac Union (ESU), advocating that humanitarian aid for Syria should not be distributed exclusively through the government in Damascus.
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In Rome on Sunday, the focus was actually on Pope Leo XIV, but after the mass for his inauguration, there was an impromptu US-EU summit meeting. US Vice President Vance and EU Commission President von der Leyen were optimistic afterwards. Later, Vance also met with Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
By Almut Siefert
